Common Ground Surf

Analysis

Common Ground Surf is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntingtn BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Common Ground Surf reported income of $443k and spending of $306k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $196k to $443k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Common Ground Surf sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haven of Rest ($442k), Presbyterian Housing Foundation of West Virginia Inc ($443k) and Reach Out Ministries Inc ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $163k. At year end it held assets of $518k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $518k. It reported 6 employees.